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Home > Faculty & Staff > Faculty > J. Stanley McQuade > Products Liability |
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Products Liability |
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| 2 Credits |
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| Professor Stanley McQuade |
E-Mail: mcquade@law.campbell.edu |
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| Course Materials |
| Causation Lecture -- View |
| Warnings Lecture -- View |
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| Description |
Injuries caused by defective products have been reduced some in recent years, mostly by improved safety designing, but they still continue to occur in substantial numbers and are likely to increase as a greater variety of products reach the market. Most of these will be due to manufacturing defects but design and warnings cases continue to occur in significant numbers. Personal injury firms, both plaintiffs and defense, have become increasingly aware of the importance of products liability and are more and more taking note of the fact that applicants have taken this course. This topic is also assuming increasing political importance as foreign manufacturers and other sellers consider establishing businesses in the United States. They are rather worried about certain features of our law. It is important then to compare and contrast products liability law in the US with that in countries, the vast majority, who have bought into the European Community directive on products liability. Materials from these jurisdictions will be made available during the course.
The Text Book for the course this semester is the recent 5th edition of Henderson and Twerski's PRODUCTS LIABILITY, PROBLEMS AND PROCESS (Aspen 1994). This will be supplemented by reference to the new horn book Owens, Products Liability Law, Thompsn/West 2005. Frequent reference will also be made to the Restatement of Torts 3rd; Products Liability. The R3rdT PL is a good book to have but will not be assigned.
With regard to method, the course will feature branching diagrams summarizing each topic on the course which will be made available before each class. Use will also be made of other formal tools. Case reports will be used to illustrate the application of these formal diagrams to fact situations. You will be using them in class and should also be able to work your way through these as a test of understanding and an excellent form of continuing revision. There will also be computerized tutorials and tests for revision purposes. These will be available on Lexis WEB PAGES and also on the Campbell Law School page on the web and it is strongly advised that you keep up with these as you go along.
In addition to its own intrinsic importance, the study of Products Liability is an excellent revision course for Torts in general and therefore useful when you come to take the Bar Exam.
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